Man snatches 3-year-old girl’s necklace in Queens

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Jackson Heights, QUEENS (PIX11) – Police are looking for a man that snatched a three-year-old girl’s gold necklace right off her neck in Queen’s McDonald’s.

The incident happened a week ago, in the middle of the afternoon. Police tell PIX11 the suspect seen on surveillance video from the McDonald’s followed the little girl and her mother to a second floor dining room and ripped the chain.

Word about what happened spread quickly and with the suspect still on the loose, parents are warning their children to stay close.

Police say suspect is in his 40’s, balding and was last seen wearing a gray button down shirt and jeans.

Anyone with information is asked to call Crime Stoppers at (800)-577-TIPS.